dædbot

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to dǣd +‎ bōt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæːdˌboːt/

Noun

dǣdbōt f (nominative plural dǣdbōta)

1. compensation for ill-doing; repentance, penitence, penance

Declension

Declension of dædbot (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dǣdbōt	dǣdbōta, dǣdbōte
accusative	dǣdbōte	dǣdbōta, dǣdbōte
genitive	dǣdbōte	dǣdbōta
dative	dǣdbōte	dǣdbōtum

Derived terms

• dǣdbōtlīhting f (“mitigation of penance”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
• T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921